ML27838651

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Count included three Dark Morphs and one White Morph The Turcotte Refuge main pond was mostly drained for the late spring and summer. Several dozen white egrets and herons were resting in trees on the far side of the pond from the observation blind. The roosts were too distant to make firm identifications for most of the white birds, however, one white heron left the group and settled in one of the shallow pools only about 50 yards from the blind. It stayed long enough to get one decent photo with the heron stationary, and a fair shot after it took off to return to the common roost in the distance. After returning home and downloading the photos, I was convinced of the identification by the lighter colored legs and the heavier bill found in the Great White Heron but not in the Great Egret.

Technical information

Model

COOLPIX P510

ISO

280

Focal length

180 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.9

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

1808 pixels x 2411 pixels

Original file size

1.42 MB